EVOLVE Mindful Movement

Tom was first introduced to movement training at the age of 4 when he started to box. In a few years, boxing led to martial arts, where he began to teach at age 16. Tom then studied Kenpo, Taekwondo, Shorin-Ryu, Krav Maga, and other disciplines - all requiring intense focus and dedication.

In addition to martial-arts, Tom has competed in powerlifting, CrossFit and taught wilderness survival. The abuse and intensity his body took during these competitive endeavors led him on a journey to find a movement practice that was more gentle to his body, while also presenting rewarding challenges. In 2010, Tom started to study yoga and discovered a classical Hatha style yoga studio that spoke to his passion for meditation, provided gentle movement, and with a focus on philosophy.

Outside of movement, Tom has worked in the corporate world as a technology innovation and efficiency strategist for over 2 decades and has lived in Europe, Texas, California, Puerto Rico, Michigan, and New Hampshire. Through his love of travel, technology, and leadership, Tom understands what it means to work in a fast-paced, demanding career and the importance of a self-care routine. 

Today, Tom teaches yoga and meditation, and leads people to reconnect with nature through mindful outdoor experiences. Tom is an RYT-200, a certified Level 1 Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide, and reiki master/teacher. He is continuing his education to obtain his RYT-500 and a Certified Primordial Sound Meditation through the Chopra Center (October 2019).

Jamie Combatti is a yoga instructor and director of The Treehouse School in downtown Portsmouth, NH. Jamie completed her yoga instructor training with Connecticut Power Yoga, which is a Registered Yoga School (RYS) with Yoga Alliance. Jamie is passionate about holistic wellness and minfulness and cultivating a yoga practice that meets the individual needs of each person in class. She delivers a challenging but lighthearted class free of judgement or competition. She is welcoming and embraces clients ranging from first-timers to experienced yogis seeking a fresh class with a fun new perspective. 

Robyn is an accomplished Pilates instructor. She is passionate about introducing newcomers to Pilates and all the benefits it offers the mind and body, and she is skilled at offering new challenges and helping experienced Pilates enthusiasts to learn more and deepen their practice. She has been enjoying barre, yoga and Pilates for many years here in the Seacoast and is thrilled to be a part of the EVOLVE mindful movment community. 

Kay brings a natural athleticism and passion for movement to every class she teaches. She is an experienced barre teacher who has been instructing clients of all ages throughout the Seacoast over the past 4 years. Kay is an avid runner and soccer player and she has a keen understanding of how valuable barre can be as a cross-training modality for athletes looking for a new way to elevate their game. When she's not in the studio Kay enjoys outdoor adventures with her husband and two dogs. 

Kate is an accomplished yoga teacher, drawing from a diverse background of education and life experience around the world. As a psychology student she conducted research on life satisfaction in Holland where she surveys and completed data analysis, hoping the numbers might lead her to an answer she'd been previously unable to locate.  She has been a teacher in the US and in Thailand where she first became a yoga instructor and a Reiki master. 

She later spent a year in Australia and another in New Zealand where she taught yoga, practiced hypnotherapy, and worked on a lavender farm, all the while stripping away layers of familiarity and delving deeper into new beliefs. Kate's life is a dedication to understanding the world from a broader perspective and living in an intentional way. It is her strong belief that we are here to experience a meaningful existence, to grow, to evolve and to feel. Her purpose is to support and empower others on their path to leading the lives they truly desire.

Additionally she holds the following qualifications: 

• Certicate of Clinical Hypnotherapy: Southwest Institute of Healing Arts & the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners
• Yin Yoga Teacher Training: Tymi Howard Bender
• Life Coaching Certicate: Southwest Institute of Healing Arts
• Certied Reiki Master: Lisa Powers
• Registered Yoga Teacher: Samma Karuna School of Awakening & Healing
• Honors in Psychology: University of New Hampshire

Jill Lampert is an experienced barre instructor, lifelong fitness enthusiast, certified Yoga instructor and owner of Portsmouth Massage Therapy. 

Jill specializes in helping people stay active, and perform at their best. Whether you are a serious athlete, or someone who wants to add more activity into their lives, her goal is to help you to move with ease and feel better than you imagined possible.  

Jill went to massage school in 2005 and graduated from the North East Institute of Whole Health.  She also has earned a biology degree from the University of Vermont.  Jill is the mother of two amazing boys and understands how hard it can be to find time for self-care. Her mission is to help every client to make the most of their time in the studio, and challenge themselves while staying mindful and aware in order to work intelligently, safely, and develop the best possible results inside and out. 

Amanda is a Boston-based fitness instructor, who loves writing, sharing and teaching others how to find the strength that they already have. We are fortunate to have Amanda as part of our teacher partner program and she will be on our class roster as a special guest teacher on occassion!

She is a super-star yoga instructor with a passion for a breadth of movement - from vinyasa to BUTI she loves a great sweat and a transformative class!

Check out her blog, The Sweat Life Boston, www.sweatlifebos.com

Kelly Hurd holds a MA in Education and BA in Interpersonal Communication. She brings 20 yrs teaching in the Seacoast and she works with teens and adults to find wellness and happiness through empowered habit change, education, support and accountability. Kelly is a certified health and life coach, registered yoga teacher, (RYT 200) reiki level II practitioner, and doTerra oils wellness advocate.